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The YLT (Young’s Literal Translation) adheres to a literal word for word translation from one language to another, without due regard for the syntactical differences between the languages.
The YLT also renders the tense of every Hebrew verb and every Greek verb as though the meaning of the tense in the original language always means the same as the corresponding tense in English. This was translated by Robert Young, without any requirement of his work on God's Holy Word to be proofread by anyone or any committee.

It is none other than having a layman translating the Word without confirmation.

For instance, the present tense of a given word in the Greek text is always rendered by means of the present tense in the English rendering, regardless of the fact that, for example, the present tense in Greek may have a future meaning, as in this case: “Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth,” (Rev 2:16).

In the Greek text, the verb rendered “I will come” is in the present tense; however, the meaning is future tense, as rightly rendered in the English version.

Using the YLT is good at times, but leaning on it solely for a proper scriptural exegesis in not only dangerous, but it can lead to a misled interpretation of God's Holy Word. Always compare the various translations, and ask God to guide you through the Holy Spirit, and remember to always come before the Lord, with the blood of Jesus Christ on you, every time.

The YLT (Young’s Literal Translation) adheres to a literal word for word translation from one language to another, without due regard for the syntactical differences between the languages.
The YLT also renders the tense of every Hebrew verb and every Greek verb as though the meaning of the tense in the original language always means the same as the corresponding tense in English. This was translated by Robert Young, without any requirement of his work on God's Holy Word to be proofread by anyone or any committee.

It is none other than having a layman translating the Word without confirmation.

For instance, the present tense of a given word in the Greek text is always rendered by means of the present tense in the English rendering, regardless of the fact that, for example, the present tense in Greek may have a future meaning, as in this case: “Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth,” (Rev 2:16).

In the Greek text, the verb rendered “I will come” is in the present tense; however, the meaning is future tense, as rightly rendered in the English version.

Using the YLT is good at times, but leaning on it solely for a proper scriptural exegesis in not only dangerous, but it can lead to a misled interpretation of God's Holy Word. Always compare the various translations, and ask God to guide you through the Holy Spirit, and remember to always come before the Lord, with the blood of Jesus Christ on you, every time.

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This is a great point that you make. Form can and does differ from funtion in all languages. One example in Hebrew is the plural form Elohim depends on the verb that it is used with. So that in Gen1:1 the verb 'created' controls the function of Elohim to be rendered as a singular. Also, Semantic differences are rarely picked up by such a translation. People should take a few linguistic classes before trying to expound the Scriptures - there are many dynamics that interplay.

Another good translation is the LITV by JP Green. The LITV makes for a good second read, as does the the less literal but equally good and trustworthy KJV.

Also the revised versions of the KJV, the British English Revised Version of 1881/1885, and it's American Counterpart, the American Standard Version of 1901 are also sometimes helpful, but their underlying Greek text is based upon Westcott and Hort, rather than the Received Text (Textus Receptus) or Majority Text.

Here is an excellent site that reviews many of the modern translations, their underlying Greek text, and why they differ from one another:

I prefer the KJV personally. But I read them all...NIV is a good one too, mainly because most of my study books have not only Strong's number's, but also Kohlenberger's numbers as well, which allows a more in depth analysis of the language being analyzed. Many of my linguistic keys use Kohlenberger's numbers more so than Strong's.

I use the KJV, JP Geene's Literal, and the Geneva for study. And the NKJV for public reading, although it has some problems that shuold be corrected, it's a good translation. The rest of the mordern versions? Hum not much in my book

The YLT (Young’s Literal Translation) adheres to a literal word for word translation from one language to another, without due regard for the syntactical differences between the languages.
The YLT also renders the tense of every Hebrew verb and every Greek verb as though the meaning of the tense in the original language always means the same as the corresponding tense in English. This was translated by Robert Young, without any requirement of his work on God's Holy Word to be proofread by anyone or any committee.

It is none other than having a layman translating the Word without confirmation.

For instance, the present tense of a given word in the Greek text is always rendered by means of the present tense in the English rendering, regardless of the fact that, for example, the present tense in Greek may have a future meaning, as in this case: “Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth,” (Rev 2:16).

In the Greek text, the verb rendered “I will come” is in the present tense; however, the meaning is future tense, as rightly rendered in the English version.

Using the YLT is good at times, but leaning on it solely for a proper scriptural exegesis in not only dangerous, but it can lead to a misled interpretation of God's Holy Word. Always compare the various translations, and ask God to guide you through the Holy Spirit, and remember to always come before the Lord, with the blood of Jesus Christ on you, every time.

In the Greek text, the verb rendered “I will come” is in the present tense; however, the meaning is future tense, as rightly rendered in the English version.

I don't think you've established that "I come" is wrong. It's not like YLT is the only one who translates it in the present tense. A quck look at various translations on blue-letter-bible has about half saying "I will come" while the rest say either "I come" or "I am coming".

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